Social Workers Practicing in Rural Communities Should

question 63

Multiple Choice

Social workers practicing in rural communities should:

• A)work with large bureaucracies.
• B)avoid dual or multiple relationships.
• C)work with natural helping networks.
• D)refrain from being true generalists.

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Definitions:

Past Oriented

A perspective or approach that places emphasis on traditions, history, and values from the past in decision making and lifestyle.

Retributivist

A philosophy of punishment where the focus is on the offender receiving a punishment proportional to the crime committed, based on the principle of just desert.

Utilitarian

A philosophical approach that emphasizes the greatest good for the greatest number of people as the primary consideration in decision making.

Future

The period of time that will come after the present, which has yet to occur and is unknown.